Karl Hufbauer
Karl Hufbauer 1937-2020 It is with heavy heart that I share the news of Karl Hufbauer’s passing on January 28th. Karl was a friend and I had the pleasure of sharing […]
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Minutes of NWSSA BOD Meeting 8-23-2017
BOD meeting 8-23-17 3:40pm BOD Members Present:Carl NelsonPatty McPheeKen BarnesBen MeffordPat Barton General members present:Renee RobertsCyra Jane HobsonKirsten Rayhawk Oak Harbor event – should we sponsor/support this as an event? Yes. […]
What I Say Compared To What I Do – Art(ifacts)
As relayed by Ken Barnes, dutiful notetaker, January 23, 2016 Batya Friedman hosted the second discussion at her home about the artist process. We had comfortable seating, were surrounded by […]
Five Sculptors, Five Stones, Five Days
By Ken Barnes It was July and I was starting to get worried. I had a show scheduled for December and no work yet finished. One piece was started. I […]
Ken Barnes – Artist Spotlight
by Ken Barnes Clam. Not quite the one you’ll find on a beach. Liberated from a basalt end cut, $100 at Marenakos. Sat in my sketchbook for 7 years; originally an […]
No Pressure Compressor Buying – March/Apr 2008
Ed Note: You may remember a question that circulated on the NWSSA email asking about power, tank size and general information by someone wanting to buy an air compressor. In […]
A Few Days in Vietnam with Ken Barnes: Part 3 – Nov/Dec 2006
Working Environment The carving area is an open field. They have run underground conduit and brought up little service panels every 50 feet or so. From these panels they run […]
A few Days in Vietnam with Ken Barnes: Part 2 – Sept/Oct 2006
Editors: When we left Ken Barnes in the last issue, he was describing a typical carving day in Vietnam. Let’s listen in again as Ken picks up the narrative of […]
A Few Days in Vietnam with Ken Barnes – Part 1 July/Aug 2006
Editor: Ken is a very prolific writer, so we will let him tell his story in three consecutive issues. So, settle back and enjoy Ken’s affable manner as he describes […]
Carving in Italy: First Impressions Part 1 – Nov/Dec 2000
My eyes were bleary from train-lag. I had been in Europe for two weeks already, sliding the slopes of the Alps, taking in the tourist sights of Paris, with a short weekend hop to […]
The Granite Group – Nov/Dec 2000
On Saturday, October 7, our granite group piled into cars with prybars, gloves, heavy boots, hand dolleys, an electric winch and lunch, to rescue forgotten river boulders from their cavities on the shore of mountain […]
Sculpture Center Update – March/Apr 2000
Things are proceeding with the idea for a sculpture center. We have met or talked with a number of people and groups about the concept, and are exploring potential sites and funding. We have created […]
